PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Question
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What does the pituitary gland do?
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baseball sized, controls hormones in the body and messages to the brain
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palm sized, controls bone strength and food digestion
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pea sized, controls growth and development
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shoe sized, makes you stronger and pumps blood from your heart
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Your pituitary gland makes: growth hormone-which regulates growth. thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)-which tells the thyroid gland to make hormones. prolactin-which controls breast milk production.
Detailed explanation-2: -A pea-sized organ attached to the part of the brain called the hypothalamus. It lies at the base of the brain above the back of the nose.
Detailed explanation-3: -The primary function of the pituitary gland is to release hormones (somatotropin, prolactin, TSH, ACTH, MSH, oxytocin, etc.) into the bloodstream, which would reach their target organs and stimulate associated physiological activities.
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